Misadventure vs. Adventure: What's the Difference?
Misadventure and Adventure Definitions
Misadventure
An instance of misfortune; a mishap.
Adventure
An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
Misadventure
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
Adventure
An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
Misadventure
Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure.
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Adventure
An unusual or exciting experience
An adventure in dining.
Misadventure
An instance of misfortune
Adventure
Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences
The love of adventure.
Adventure
A financial speculation or business venture.
Adventure
To venture upon; undertake or try
Adventure a joke.
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Adventure
To expose to danger or risk
"I had adventured other people's safety in a course of self-indulgence" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Adventure
To proceed despite risks
Adventure into the wilderness.
Adventure
To take a risk; dare
"the first glass of wine I have adventured to drink" (Lawrence Sterne).
Adventure
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
Adventure
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
A life full of adventures.
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Adventure
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
Adventure
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
His sense of adventure
Adventure
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
Adventure
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
Adventure
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
Adventure
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
Adventure
To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
Adventure
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Adventure
To try the chance; to take the risk.
Adventure
That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him individually.
Adventure
Risk; danger; peril.
He was in great adventure of his life.
Adventure
The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
He loved excitement and adventure.
Adventure
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.
Adventure
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
Adventure
To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
He would not adventure himself into the theater.
Adventure
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Yet they adventured to go back.
Discriminations might be adventured.
Adventure
To try the chance; to take the risk.
I would adventure for such merchandise.
Adventure
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
Adventure
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Adventure
Put at risk;
I will stake my good reputation for this
